Northbrook Opinion
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Speaking out: Democracy is not a spectator sport, so get involvedJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - At a time when voting rights are in the news, we should all remember that democracy is not a spectator sport. We can - and should - participate here in our own communiti...
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Bear down Arlington Bears? You're in good hands with Dermody Properties?Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - What will the year ahead mean for big developments we keep hearing about. Will "Bear Down, Arlington Bears" become a new chant, or will "You're in good hands with Dermod...
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Eric Zorn: What's next for actor Jussie Smollett and prosecutor Kim Foxx?Dec 20, 2021 4:30 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The following items are excerpted from Eric Zorn's “Picayune Sentinel” daily newsletter of Dec. 16. Now what for Jussie Smollett? A Cook County ...
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Speaking Out: Can we do something about our tax bills? Yes, and we should work on itDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Our tax bills are a perennial concern and we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" There are the costs of our local governments, and there are the facts...
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Editorial; The unvaccinated and COVID-19's medical billsDec 11, 2021 1:00 pm - Last Monday, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Northbrook Democrat, filed legislation to force unvaccinated patients to pay for their own health care if they are treated fo...
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Speaking Out: How your property taxes are assessed - and how to appeal themOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - This time of year after our real estate tax bills come out, we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" We all want the services that are paid for with the ...